Henry Cejudo flies under the radar as one of the most underrated champions in the UFC history.
'Triple-C' is a multisport champion and became the second UFC hunter ever who won titles and defended in two divisions. In the past 'The Messenger', Cejudo defied every opportunity to succeed as one of MMA's largest flying weight and bantam weight fighters. His career was only marred by losses for quantities of division and a questionable pension decision.
Here is everything you need to know if Cejudo is to re -enter the title turn with a fight against Song Yadong in UFC Seattle on February 22.
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Henry Cejudo height, age and reach
Cejudo is listed on 5'4 ″. He competes in the UFC Bantamweight Division and weighed 135 pounds for the last time. His reach is registered at 67.5 ″, which is considerably longer than its height.
Cejudo also fought on UFC fly weight, with a weight of 125 pounds on the scale. During his time in the Olympic Beijing matches of 2008, Cejudo weighed 121 pounds.
Henry Cejudo Woman and Family
Cejudo lives married to his wife, Ana Karolina Cejudo, and their two children.
Henry Cejudo's Olympic gold medal & UFC Double Championship
Cejudo won the Colorado State Wrestling Championships as a junior and senior, Cejudo won many struggling praise for struggles before struggling a career in Freestyle. This culminated in his appearance at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, where he won Olympic gold at the age of 21, making him the youngest American who won Olympic gold at the time.
Cejudo debuted in professional MMA in 2013 and put together a winning streak with nine fights to reach the UFC. His first loss was a knockout of title fight against All-Free Demetrious Johnson in 2016. Cejudo has endured another loss before he won two more fights and a split decision in a rematch with Johnson to secure the flying weight title.
Henry Cejudo vs. TJ Dillashaw
Cejudo once defended his flying weight title in a fight with the then Bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw. He won the fight with a 32-second knockout. The knockout of Cejudo about Dillashaw unintentionally saved the flight weight department, because Dillashaw later admitted that the UFC was planning to remove the division if Cejudo lost.
Henry Cejudo vs. Marlon Moraes
After he had eliminated Dillashaw, Cejudo was allowed to fight for the Bantamweight title, which Dillashaw had left for a doping violation. He standing in the way was an excellent Marlon Moraes, who rode a four-party series with three Finishes.
Cejudo conquered early adversity to eliminate Moraes in the third round and to guarantee his double championship. In his celebration after the fight, Cejudo bore his Olympic gold medal and two UFC titles and came up with the name 'Triple-C'.
'Triple-C' defended his bantamweight against Dominick Cruz before retiring a shock. He would return three years later to lose from Aljamain Sterling and Merab Dvalishvili.
Henry Cejudo vs. Merab dvalishvili
Cejudo fought against a rising Dvalishhvili on UFC 298 in 2024. The American Hurt Dvalishvili asked in the first round but collapsed at the ruthless pace of Dvalishvili in rounds two and three. 'The Machine' has played Cejudo for a unanimous decision victory.
Henry Cejudo Next fight
Cejudo is planned for Song Yadong in the main event of UFC Seattle on February 22. It is do-that for the former double champion while he is confronted with the prospect of losing three fights in a row.
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